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Felix Gussone started his weight loss journey after getting food poisoning in Paris. Over the next two years, Gussone says he lost 99 pounds by exercising every day and eating half of what he used to eat. He later added around 22 pounds of muscle at the gym.

Gussone lost 7 pounds after getting food poisoning in Paris. He says he decided then and there to try to keep the weight off.

Gussone ate a relatively nutritious diet as a child and avoided fast food, but his overeating led to weight gain. At 16, he says he weighed 294 pounds.

Over the next two years, Gussone says he lost 99 pounds by exercising every day and eating half of what he used to eat.

Gussone recently graduated from medical school in Munich, Germany. He plans to stay in the United States to start his residency.

Gussone is currently a summer intern with the CNN Medical Unit. At 6 foot 4, he weighs around 187 pounds.

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